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Making Sense Of The Slick Think In - Prof Geoff Mann 2 Of 2

Making Sense Of The Slick Think In - Prof  Geoff Mann 2 Of 2


Video Title: (Making Sense Of The Slick Think In - Prof Geoff Mann 2 Of 2)
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the explosion and sinking of the deepwater horizon oil rig on 20 april 2010 and resulting oil spill has created an ongoing ecological disaster and highlighted the toxic nature of the relationship between humans and oil. an internal investigation by bp suggested the mive oil spill in the gulf of mexico was caused by "an unprecedented combination of failures" of processes, systems, and equipment. how could a disaster like this happen with the gordon campbell government looking to lift a moratorium on offshore drilling off the coast of british columbia, what does this mean to british columbians how are we to make sense of this crisis in a local perspective how can we create artistic and communications tools that better express the importance of this event and work towards creating lasting change this symposium will discuss these issues from a british columbian perspective. panelists: - elizabeth may, leader of the green party of canada - prof. geoff mann, dogwood initiative department of geography, simon fraser university - prof. kurt andrew grimm, department of earth and ocean sciences, university of british columbia - robert scales, technology and communication strategist moderated by jeca glor-bell, president of the sierra club of canada
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